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i think mitt romney did a good job. i love that he is going to put government back into the governor's hands and work with everybody to get good health care for those with pre-existing conditions and for people who cannot afford it. thank you for taking my call. >> on facebook -- next up from kentucky, independent, you are on the austin. >> i agree that the debate was not anything very special. romney was being a little ridiculous constantly interrupting obama. over all, not very much of a great debate. we will see how it goes. >> next up is delores' from rhode island, she is a democrat there. >> i thought that obama did better. detailing exactly the tax cuts that need to be in place again to create the jobs. i just remember over the past several years filibuster's that have happened. when he did try to create job bills. over all i thought obama did much better. >> here are some more facebook comments. christine on twitter writes to us -- next up is a comment from cigarettes in bloomington, illinois. >> >> my comment ha
i think mitt romney did a good job. i love that he is going to put government back into the governor's hands and work with everybody to get good health care for those with pre-existing conditions and for people who cannot afford it. thank you for taking my call. >> on facebook -- next up from kentucky, independent, you are on the austin. >> i agree that the debate was not anything very special. romney was being a little ridiculous constantly interrupting obama. over all, not very...
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i will update you on, giving it to mitt romney. david axelrod is the campaign manager leaving this room now. the blue signs flooded in here, the red signs flooded in here. they're still in the room, the candidates themselves. nobody will leave this house. the last guest to leave, ordering pay-per-view and rating your refrigerator. it is very similar. we will have governor jan brewer joining us and the whole arizona thing heating up. how do the candidates perform on that? she will be here on that after this. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or turn 30-million artifacts... ♪ into a high-tech masterpiece? ♪ whatever your business challeng dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. whatever your business challeng music is a universal language. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own wi unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. information on my phone. connection to doctors
i will update you on, giving it to mitt romney. david axelrod is the campaign manager leaving this room now. the blue signs flooded in here, the red signs flooded in here. they're still in the room, the candidates themselves. nobody will leave this house. the last guest to leave, ordering pay-per-view and rating your refrigerator. it is very similar. we will have governor jan brewer joining us and the whole arizona thing heating up. how do the candidates perform on that? she will be here on...
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mitt romney by an edge. the president getting 1600 plus boats and mitt romney getting 2200 plus boats. -- the surrogate for each of the dimon campaign and what is known as the spin room. those forces route tonight and we will hear from a couple of them. this is senator mark o. rubio, republican from florida. >> i think we have a new race, ladies and gentlemen. i think it is pretty clear. i think what you saw was the margin for candidacy was a mile wide but an inch thick. there was a starting moment in this debate when the president turned to the monitor and said maybe it is time to change the subject. i think he had had enough talking about taxes and debt. how much of it is just not true? there was one moment when they were talking about how only 3% of the business owners would be affected, but governor romney came back and pointed out that they are the ones who create most of the jobs. i think tonight was an important moment. i think for the first time, the american people saw these two men standing next to
mitt romney by an edge. the president getting 1600 plus boats and mitt romney getting 2200 plus boats. -- the surrogate for each of the dimon campaign and what is known as the spin room. those forces route tonight and we will hear from a couple of them. this is senator mark o. rubio, republican from florida. >> i think we have a new race, ladies and gentlemen. i think it is pretty clear. i think what you saw was the margin for candidacy was a mile wide but an inch thick. there was a...
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what does mitt romney have to say? >> keep asking questions. >> keep asking questions, but i thought last week the president was very effective in saying, i take responsibility, we're going after these guys, and these are my people. i send them out there. he was very strong and fierce. no reason to think he won't be that way tonight. >> this is the part last week in the debate with candy crowley which everybody will probably always talk about. romney thought he had him by saying the president did not call it an act of terror in the beginning and here he is facing up to candy crowley sort of fact checking here. let's watch that from the debate last week. >> i think it's interesting the president just said something which is that on the day after the attack he went in the rose garden and said that this was an act of terror. >> that's what i said. >> you said in the rose garden the day after the attack it was an act of terror? it was not a spontaneous demonstration. >> please proceed. >> is that what you're saying? >> ple
what does mitt romney have to say? >> keep asking questions. >> keep asking questions, but i thought last week the president was very effective in saying, i take responsibility, we're going after these guys, and these are my people. i send them out there. he was very strong and fierce. no reason to think he won't be that way tonight. >> this is the part last week in the debate with candy crowley which everybody will probably always talk about. romney thought he had him by...
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mitt romney showed up for a debate. i think the next time you see president obama, he'll come ready for a debate. >> here is he on the tom joyner radio show. he said he was too polite in last week's debate. let's listen to the president. >> i mean, you know, the debate, i think it's fair to say, i was just too polite. because, you know, it's hard to keep on saying what you're saying isn't true. it gets repetitive. the good news is, that's just the first one. >> is that the number one job of the president, to be the fact-checker, or is what you've done the last four years? positive or negative, which way should you go to win the next debate when he gets in there? >> well, you can be positive while being negative, which -- or be negative while being positive. the president's problem wasn't that he was too polite. the president's problem was he didn't come with a strong narrative frame, both for defending his own accomplishments and own record, give us an idea of where we're going in the next term and holding mitt romney a
mitt romney showed up for a debate. i think the next time you see president obama, he'll come ready for a debate. >> here is he on the tom joyner radio show. he said he was too polite in last week's debate. let's listen to the president. >> i mean, you know, the debate, i think it's fair to say, i was just too polite. because, you know, it's hard to keep on saying what you're saying isn't true. it gets repetitive. the good news is, that's just the first one. >> is that the...
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not the kind that mitt romney would solve. he would make it worse before you can blink your eye. but we do need a different direction. president obama paints the vision of it, shows us which way to go. now let's get the hard work done and let's get the political, the public mobilized to support that. tavis: so i suspect that tomorrow night, the first of these four debates by the candidates, there is going to be at some local, i do not know how pronounced this will be, but i suspect there will be a real debate about the proper role of government. i hope we can have a head on a conversation about that. i would love to see just an explicit, direct question put to both of them about what role of government is as they see it. because that is what undergirds this entire debate is how we see the role of government. so romney gets caught on this 47% videos saying, in fact, that there are too many americans who feel entitled to health care, to food, and to housing. they feel entitled to health care, food, and housing. i ask you a direct question. are americans entitled to those three thin
not the kind that mitt romney would solve. he would make it worse before you can blink your eye. but we do need a different direction. president obama paints the vision of it, shows us which way to go. now let's get the hard work done and let's get the political, the public mobilized to support that. tavis: so i suspect that tomorrow night, the first of these four debates by the candidates, there is going to be at some local, i do not know how pronounced this will be, but i suspect there will...
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mitt romney saying he would fire big bird. and ever since, president obama has been out there enjoying the campaign's big bird moment. >> when he was asked what he would do to cut spending, he said he would go after public television. for all you moms and kids out there, don't worry, somebody is finally cracking down on big bird. elmo has made a run for the the border. he's bringing the hammer down on sesame street. >> although mitt romney clearly won the debate, the obama campaign right away on thursday managed to crystallized the public's funny bone. a cross between a funny bone and a hot nerve reaction to defend big bird and company. that was thursday. then on friday, the obama campaign got that huge jobs report with unemployment falling below 8% for the first time in the obama presidency. unemployment above 8% has been a favorite talking point for mitt romney and that talking point on friday went kaput. and the country has now had the best election year improvement in the unemployment numbers since ronald reagan ran for re
mitt romney saying he would fire big bird. and ever since, president obama has been out there enjoying the campaign's big bird moment. >> when he was asked what he would do to cut spending, he said he would go after public television. for all you moms and kids out there, don't worry, somebody is finally cracking down on big bird. elmo has made a run for the the border. he's bringing the hammer down on sesame street. >> although mitt romney clearly won the debate, the obama campaign...
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ot jit's nt mitt romney.s an gr shington bureau chief for "the huffington post." thank you for being here. t >> this is not new tape tonight. the are not new remas. ey a from november. i have to ask how th c e to yourttention andhether thers any ggestion from the ry camp romney folks that there's any question to its thenticity. the's nquestion it's beeonline sce then, almost nobody has viewed it. it wasent to me and a few other reporters over the weekend along with about 15 or 20 other clips of paul ryan saying thgs over the past ten years.t it of sunday and monday, a today i bunch of these clips and here yogo. hereau >> in terms of the list of stuff that you were being sent, i know enough about pauryan's hisry to know he makes comments that are sort olike this, sort of along the lines about makersnd takers, thvi that's a zero sum game betwe those giving and taking. do youl that as a parall to what romney was sayg the country? >> it's dove tailed with what romney said. roey set the stage for him.ney s mments aut six months after paul ryan did. he also in some of t
ot jit's nt mitt romney.s an gr shington bureau chief for "the huffington post." thank you for being here. t >> this is not new tape tonight. the are not new remas. ey a from november. i have to ask how th c e to yourttention andhether thers any ggestion from the ry camp romney folks that there's any question to its thenticity. the's nquestion it's beeonline sce then, almost nobody has viewed it. it wasent to me and a few other reporters over the weekend along with about 15 or...
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and doubly weird, mitt romney took the bait and might have alieniate the his bait, or did he. former bush political director matt does not think so, matt, as a guy who worked for a former president, who likes former president, knows form are president, how did you feel that about that? >> i thought governor romney's answer was gentle. every person that runs for president has to be his own man, think about george w. bush he had to separate himself from his father who was president. and his father had to be his son man compared to ronald reagan. so, you know, i think governor romney is smart to explain to american people how he would be different, it say -- he has to be careful, he needs every one of those george w. bush voters, including those who cherish when the president did for the country. neil: a lot of those beginning with dad who came out supported governor romney early in the process, then, president bush, son. who did the same. but later. you don't think that it rank els them? we throw our weight behind you and this is how you thank us. >> i think, it was mentioned th
and doubly weird, mitt romney took the bait and might have alieniate the his bait, or did he. former bush political director matt does not think so, matt, as a guy who worked for a former president, who likes former president, knows form are president, how did you feel that about that? >> i thought governor romney's answer was gentle. every person that runs for president has to be his own man, think about george w. bush he had to separate himself from his father who was president. and his...
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so you went up against mitt romney and prepared the ads against mitt romney. what kind of guy, how do we deal with this guy? what do you predict we're looking at tomorrow night? >> listen, i have to say mitt romney has come a long way from those debates in 1994. he's a much better debater today. much more seasoned than when he was beginning his political career so many years ago. he's been in 20 presidential debates in this election cycle against republicans, some very high stakes. so, i think we'll see a mitt romney who's totally prepared. they've spent more time preparing for this debate, i think, than any candidate in history. and in 1988 i was the campaign manager for lloyd benson, and i saw senator benson go from someone who wasn't that good to being a great debater on the night he met dan quayle. we have to expect he'll be prepared and give a very good performance. >> will he have to give specifics? what will independents want to hear? >> well, you know, that's his problem. i mean, listen, this guy cannot defend the math of his proposals because in the m
so you went up against mitt romney and prepared the ads against mitt romney. what kind of guy, how do we deal with this guy? what do you predict we're looking at tomorrow night? >> listen, i have to say mitt romney has come a long way from those debates in 1994. he's a much better debater today. much more seasoned than when he was beginning his political career so many years ago. he's been in 20 presidential debates in this election cycle against republicans, some very high stakes. so, i...
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you're a conservative, republican, you're not a fan of mitt romney. are you convinced of some of those things that congressman paul ryan is espousing? do you believe for your children, for your spouse that governor romney is looking at the promise for the future for them in a equn equal way? >> well, i think there are aspects of what governor romney thinks we need in the future i agree with more than obama. i would just challenge congressman ryan, however, to be consistent with that standard beginning with the -- something as simple as the sankty of life. i did the research and couldn't find another example of a republican nominee for president running pro-abortion television ads on tv. never seen it. i don't think it's ever happened and running the ads right now in virginia. well, who's more hurting and who's more the least of these than the defenseless themselves, the unborn? i think if governor romney were more consistent on these things this race would be tilting more heavily in his favor than it is right now. the last remaining qualm and why the
you're a conservative, republican, you're not a fan of mitt romney. are you convinced of some of those things that congressman paul ryan is espousing? do you believe for your children, for your spouse that governor romney is looking at the promise for the future for them in a equn equal way? >> well, i think there are aspects of what governor romney thinks we need in the future i agree with more than obama. i would just challenge congressman ryan, however, to be consistent with that...
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of the president obama and mitt romney go to the mat on energy policy. our favorite topic. both men unleashed all kind of stats. we're going to crunch the real numbers for you. also money tonight, new
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it does amaze me, that you know, mitt romney had one good night. the president didn't have the best night, he's been pretty straight forward about that, but we're running like we're five points behind in these swing states. there is a little bit of overconfidence i'm hearing from kelly anne. >> sorry. never. no overconfidence. i'm not part of the romney team. no overconfidence here. this race is not over and late in the game deciders are female. the only thing to them, when you talk about women's health, they think about cardiovascular issues, osteoporosis, owe weissity, nutrition, they don't think about abortion. you taking the word was once called abortion, choice, and now all women's health is insulting to women. let them make the decision. >> those are preexisting conditions are you talking about. a lot are preexisting conditions and i still don't understand why governor romney during the debate would say his health care coverage covers preexisting conditions when by mote people's definition on how you get that covered, his plan doesn't cover t
it does amaze me, that you know, mitt romney had one good night. the president didn't have the best night, he's been pretty straight forward about that, but we're running like we're five points behind in these swing states. there is a little bit of overconfidence i'm hearing from kelly anne. >> sorry. never. no overconfidence. i'm not part of the romney team. no overconfidence here. this race is not over and late in the game deciders are female. the only thing to them, when you talk about...
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that's when mitt romney was doing in july. at that fundraiser, mitt romney recounted an anecdote from his business career and related that to the presidency of ronald reagan. he told the donors at the event he had three rules when he ran bain capital. the first rule was focus. the second rule was focus. and the third rule was focus. then mr. romney pulled out this presidential historical anecdote to illustrate what he said he meant by that kind of focus. here's how mr. romney's remarks were quoted in the press report that day. the idea was put all your energy and passion at the job all the hand. i heard from secretary jim baker just a couple weeks ago. he said in the first hundred days of the reagan presidency, we had a national security meeting one day where we talked about developments in latin america that were of concern. and after that meeting president reagan called me in and said, i want no more national security meetings over the next 100 days -- all of our time has to be focused on getting our economy going. mitt romn
that's when mitt romney was doing in july. at that fundraiser, mitt romney recounted an anecdote from his business career and related that to the presidency of ronald reagan. he told the donors at the event he had three rules when he ran bain capital. the first rule was focus. the second rule was focus. and the third rule was focus. then mr. romney pulled out this presidential historical anecdote to illustrate what he said he meant by that kind of focus. here's how mr. romney's remarks were...
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it's not just mitt romney. joining us is ryan grim, washington bureau chief for "the huffington post." thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> this is not new tape tonight. these are not new remarks. they are from november. i have to ask how they came to your attention and whether there's any suggestion from the ryan camp or romney folks that there's any question to its authenticity. >> there's no question. it was at a spectator event last november. it's been online since then, almost nobody has viewed it. it was sent to me and a few other reporters over the weekend along with about 15 or 20 other clips of paul ryan saying things over the past ten years. and i had kind of put it off sunday and monday, and today i just decided i'd listen to a bunch of these clips and here you go. here's paul ryan. >> in terms of the list of stuff that you were being sent, i know enough about paul ryan's history to know he makes comments that are sort of like this, sort of along the lines about makers and takers,
it's not just mitt romney. joining us is ryan grim, washington bureau chief for "the huffington post." thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> this is not new tape tonight. these are not new remarks. they are from november. i have to ask how they came to your attention and whether there's any suggestion from the ryan camp or romney folks that there's any question to its authenticity. >> there's no question. it was at a spectator event last november....
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they are fact check videos about mitt romney. they are doing them in conjunction with a democratic-leaning pac. >> my dad, you probably know, was the governor of michigan and the head of a car company. but he was born in mexico. had he been born of mexican parents, i'd have a better shot of winning this. >> actually mitt that is so true. the advantage is obvious. think of all of our hispanic-american presidents from jorge washington to jorge bush. >> that's part of the first video from actually.org which stars rosie perez. she's here next. hold on. >>> rosie perez will be here >>> rosie perez will be here next. sleep train's best rest event is ending soon. don't miss your chance to get sleep train's very best mattresses at the guaranteed lowest price. plus, pay no interest for 3 years on beautyrest black, stearns & foster, serta icomfort, even tempur-pedic. and rest even better with sleep train's risk-free 100-day money back guarantee. but the best rest event ends soon at sleep train. superior service best selection, lowest price
they are fact check videos about mitt romney. they are doing them in conjunction with a democratic-leaning pac. >> my dad, you probably know, was the governor of michigan and the head of a car company. but he was born in mexico. had he been born of mexican parents, i'd have a better shot of winning this. >> actually mitt that is so true. the advantage is obvious. think of all of our hispanic-american presidents from jorge washington to jorge bush. >> that's part of the first...
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mitt romney said on day one he's going to label china a currency manipulator. and marco rubio said i don't think that's such a good idea because we risk setting off a trade war if we do that. >> boy, was that fascinating or what? you know, the one issue in this debate tomorrow night that is a major domestic issue in this country, at least on the ground level, is china. and you hear-- you hear governor romney being very aggressive, and where is that coming from? that is coming from his focus groups in ohio, in wisconsin, in pennsylvania, throughout the industrial midwest, where people think that china's been cheating and that we're slipping behind them. the trouble is, as senator rubio pointed out, you don't want to get into a trade war. that would be much, much, much worse. but this is a real challenge for the president tomorrow night because romney is going to take the position that is politically popular in the swing states, and how does the president respond to that? this is a real test. >> i think you know, he'll say offshoring. and outsourcing. he'll go ri
mitt romney said on day one he's going to label china a currency manipulator. and marco rubio said i don't think that's such a good idea because we risk setting off a trade war if we do that. >> boy, was that fascinating or what? you know, the one issue in this debate tomorrow night that is a major domestic issue in this country, at least on the ground level, is china. and you hear-- you hear governor romney being very aggressive, and where is that coming from? that is coming from his...
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how do you think mitt romney handled that attack? >> i think governor romney handled that well because the truth is he's proposing tax reform. increasing investment in jobs, all very true. that's a source of growth paid by by broadening the base. ty approach the bowles-simpson commission. >> not specified? >> there are hundreds of ways to do this. bowles-simpson is good. there are ways to do this. the point is it's straightforward to do and it encourages economic growth. we need to do it. >> let me ask you your thoughts on the benghazi question and answer exchange there. a lot of people believe that in fact the president did wait the two weeks to tell the country that in fact this was a terrorist attack. do you think this was a missed opportunity on mitt romney's part in terms of his attacking the president on this? how did you think he did with that? >> hinge d >> i think he did very well. governor romney is right, it was a two-week delay. if you look at the transcript of the rose garden interview, the president didn't talk about a
how do you think mitt romney handled that attack? >> i think governor romney handled that well because the truth is he's proposing tax reform. increasing investment in jobs, all very true. that's a source of growth paid by by broadening the base. ty approach the bowles-simpson commission. >> not specified? >> there are hundreds of ways to do this. bowles-simpson is good. there are ways to do this. the point is it's straightforward to do and it encourages economic growth. we...
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governor mitt romney gaining oun idob anwxsll t rnasnein onkeers since the first debate. he has a one point lead now. that's a statistical tie. but the poll ao shows the governor's approval rating jumping four points. he now tops the president by one point there. anthis oowhthe de i danville, kentucky. congressman paul ryan arriving late today in the bluegrass state ask said he's looking forward to his prime time faceoff. >> what i'm excited about is we get to off the american people jodes onsge heeees big stages. it's my first time. but what he can't run is president obama's indefensible record. they're offering a more of the same. >> bill: tonight the obama team is asking this, quoting now, whether congressman ryan will stand by t eme pio a gno ry h o e' dishonestly try to hide his positions by telling voters the exact opposite of what he and mitt romney have run on just like romney did last week. carl cameron is traveling wh the governor. he just wrapped autopsy ral in . engyo hod omp, carl? >> yesterday when we were in ohio, governor romney was asked by one register t
governor mitt romney gaining oun idob anwxsll t rnasnein onkeers since the first debate. he has a one point lead now. that's a statistical tie. but the poll ao shows the governor's approval rating jumping four points. he now tops the president by one point there. anthis oowhthe de i danville, kentucky. congressman paul ryan arriving late today in the bluegrass state ask said he's looking forward to his prime time faceoff. >> what i'm excited about is we get to off the american people...
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they are fact check videos about mitt romney. they are doing them in conjunction with a democratic-leaning pac. >> my dad, you probably know, was the governor of michigan and the head of a car company. but he was born in mexico. had he been born of mexican parents, i'd have a better shot of winning this. >> actually mitt that is so true. the advantage is obvious. think of all of our hispanic-american presidents from jorge washington to jorge bush. >> that's part of the first video from actually.org which stars rosie perez. she's here next. hold on. >>> rosie perez will be here >>> rosie perez will be here next. >>> at actually.org, a group of comedians and celebrities are doing a profane fact check series about mitt romney's presidential campaign. here's the first one. >> my dad, you probably know, was the governor of michigan and was the head of a car company, but he was born in mexico. had he been born of mexican parents, i'd have a better shot of winning this. and i say that jokingly, but it would be helpful to be latino. >> a
they are fact check videos about mitt romney. they are doing them in conjunction with a democratic-leaning pac. >> my dad, you probably know, was the governor of michigan and the head of a car company. but he was born in mexico. had he been born of mexican parents, i'd have a better shot of winning this. >> actually mitt that is so true. the advantage is obvious. think of all of our hispanic-american presidents from jorge washington to jorge bush. >> that's part of the first...
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mitt romney ruffles feathers at pbs. what's the truth? could big bird survive if mr. romney gets his way? ♪ tell me how to get to sesame street ♪ ♪ on my way to where the air is sweet can you tell me how to get, how to get to sesame street ♪ >> for all of you moms and kids out there, don't worry. somebody is finally getting tough on big bird. rounding him up. elmo's got to watch out, too. governor romney plans to let wall street run wild again, but he's going to bring down the hammer on "sesame street." it makes perfect sense. >> oh, well. president obama on the campaign trail seizing upon mitt romney's budget cutting comments that could threaten tv's most popular bird. what mr. romney had said. >> i'm sorry, jim. i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs and other things and i like pbs, i like big bird i actually like you to, but not borrowing money to pay china for supporting it. >> and the big broadcasting systems. what's the truth? could big bird be going bye-bye? joining us, from the christian monitor, good morni
mitt romney ruffles feathers at pbs. what's the truth? could big bird survive if mr. romney gets his way? ♪ tell me how to get to sesame street ♪ ♪ on my way to where the air is sweet can you tell me how to get, how to get to sesame street ♪ >> for all of you moms and kids out there, don't worry. somebody is finally getting tough on big bird. rounding him up. elmo's got to watch out, too. governor romney plans to let wall street run wild again, but he's going to bring down the...
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of alabama is why you should vote for mitt romney. undecided ohio voter, meet a bus full of alabama republicans. what could possibly go wrong? i wonder if they will have matching hats? >>> weekends with alex witt starts now. >>> back to work inside the new jobs number, and how it's playing out on the campaign trail. we've got a live report ahead. >>> it's a conspiracy. the strange side show spurred by the unemployment number. a number of voices weighing in. >>> is big bird a dead duck? the truth behind all the talk that america's favorite fowl could become extinct or have to file for unemployment. >>> and lost a vote. that's coming up in office politics. >>> good morning, everyone, and welcome to weekends with alex witt. we'll get to what's happening out there. politics from the front page. new word from president obama and mitt romney on the latest jobs numbers. the president hailing the 7.8% number as a sign of a recovering economy. a .3% drop from last month. mitt romney, meanwhile, downplaying it. >> we learned the unemployment ra
of alabama is why you should vote for mitt romney. undecided ohio voter, meet a bus full of alabama republicans. what could possibly go wrong? i wonder if they will have matching hats? >>> weekends with alex witt starts now. >>> back to work inside the new jobs number, and how it's playing out on the campaign trail. we've got a live report ahead. >>> it's a conspiracy. the strange side show spurred by the unemployment number. a number of voices weighing in....
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it can't be mitt romney. mitt romney has been going around saying he's giving everyone a 20% tax cut. it would have have been a killer of a line. where was it? >> yeah. ron, this thing about i've had a theory expounded to me, your dad was involved in a theory, that presidents, once you have heard "hail to the chief" about four years, it's very hard to get up for a debate. this was true with george sr., george jr., and bush. do you think there's a problem with being an incumbent. >> yes, you're not challenged all the time for sure. i know president obama believes he's done many good things for the country. show some passion, defend yourself. >> i agree. >> he didn't do that. he let governor romney just go through this litany. don't you agree, ron? >> hold on. thank you. go ahead, ron. >> yeah. the analogy to a prevent defense is exactly the one. you know, in politics if you're not winning, you're losing. you've got to stay on offense, you've got to keep pushing all the way through and he just didn't do that. >
it can't be mitt romney. mitt romney has been going around saying he's giving everyone a 20% tax cut. it would have have been a killer of a line. where was it? >> yeah. ron, this thing about i've had a theory expounded to me, your dad was involved in a theory, that presidents, once you have heard "hail to the chief" about four years, it's very hard to get up for a debate. this was true with george sr., george jr., and bush. do you think there's a problem with being an incumbent....
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mitt romney and i want to earn your support. we are offering real reforms for a real recovery for every american. mitt romney, his experience, his ideas, his solutions is uniquely qualified to get the job done. at a time we have a jobs crisis until a america, would it not be nice to have a job creator in the white house? the choice is clear. a stagnant economy that promotes more government dependency, or a dynamic growing economy that provides opportunity and jobs. mitt romney and i will not duck the tough issues. we will not blame others for the next four years. we will take responsibility. we will not try to replace our founding principles. we will reapply our founding principles. the choice is clear. the choice rests with the. we ask you for your vote. thank you. >> thank you but again. thank you very much. this concludes the vice- presidential debate. please tune in next tuesday for the second presidential debate in new york. i do hope all of you go to the polls. have a good evening. [applause] [captions copyright national c
mitt romney and i want to earn your support. we are offering real reforms for a real recovery for every american. mitt romney, his experience, his ideas, his solutions is uniquely qualified to get the job done. at a time we have a jobs crisis until a america, would it not be nice to have a job creator in the white house? the choice is clear. a stagnant economy that promotes more government dependency, or a dynamic growing economy that provides opportunity and jobs. mitt romney and i will not...
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mitt romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal. >> you notice these debates lately? have you noticed something? president obama is not telling you what his second term plan would be. he is not saying that he is offering anything new. all he is offering is four more years of the same. >> tough choice when you are a voter and mr. romney says his plans are false and mr. ryan says mr. obama's plans are all failed. thas the choice the two present and they will do so on monday night. romney only has one other event and that's tomorrow night in daytona beach. >> that should be interesting. the vice president was out on the trail today, and he got a little bit mixed up on the wars. >> he did. he was throwing grenades so to speak rhetorically at mr. romney and started asking whether or not voters believed mr. romney's plan to keep spending where it is in the military as opposed to some of the defense cuts mr. obama has propose said a good idea or bad idea, and then he asked this question about whether they had served in two countries. watch. >> having been in afghanistan 20 t
mitt romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal. >> you notice these debates lately? have you noticed something? president obama is not telling you what his second term plan would be. he is not saying that he is offering anything new. all he is offering is four more years of the same. >> tough choice when you are a voter and mr. romney says his plans are false and mr. ryan says mr. obama's plans are all failed. thas the choice the two present and they will do so on monday night....
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the other thing, massachusetts does not want mitt romney, and i am scared that other states want mitt romney. it is not a good thing, because this guy has got so much all over the world. [indiscernbile] all that is very important stuff, and i hope the voters listen to this support president obama. >> thank you. >> we will go to sylvia, south carolina. >> good evening. my name is sylvia, and if i had the opportunity, i would ask romney how long would it take him to say if he won the presidency, to reveal his true self, is true policies, etc., and would he go back to his governor days, campaign days, etch-a-sketch? >> thank you. after the debate our phone lines will open up. you can join us on facebook and twitter as we share with the comments and reaction to this final debate getting underway in about 35 minutes. you can see one of the co-chairs of the commission to welcome the audience, and we will show you that live on c-span. a reminder, we have a chat going on at 9:00 eastern time. you can go to c-span.org/chat. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning p
the other thing, massachusetts does not want mitt romney, and i am scared that other states want mitt romney. it is not a good thing, because this guy has got so much all over the world. [indiscernbile] all that is very important stuff, and i hope the voters listen to this support president obama. >> thank you. >> we will go to sylvia, south carolina. >> good evening. my name is sylvia, and if i had the opportunity, i would ask romney how long would it take him to say if he...
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was mitt romney saying at that debate? if he is saying he has no problems with contraception? >> he has always taken the same position. all of what you have recorded looks as if it is confusing. since he has been governor, i am a very strong activist in the pro life movement. they are extremely happy with his position. it has been consistent since the day he converted as governor. everything he has said has been strong pro life. >> i am talking about contraception. >> it has never been an issue for anyone in politics for as long as i have been involved. the key here is he is not against contraception. it should be out there. women should have access to it but should the government fund it? that's the question. should employers be forced to fund it for their employees? if it is against their religious beliefs, obviously, they shouldn't be, because that would be a violation of the first amendment. of course, he is not for that. should they have access to it, absolutely. there is no effort by anyone i know to take that access
was mitt romney saying at that debate? if he is saying he has no problems with contraception? >> he has always taken the same position. all of what you have recorded looks as if it is confusing. since he has been governor, i am a very strong activist in the pro life movement. they are extremely happy with his position. it has been consistent since the day he converted as governor. everything he has said has been strong pro life. >> i am talking about contraception. >> it has...
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who is mitt romney? we have watched this evolution which is the fastest evolution with a right winger on all issues. are we electing, if he gets elected president, a hawk who that will attack the russians and trying to get something going again? >> mr. gibbs is an adviser to the president, he's not a psych psychiatrist. >> is he just an opportunist like we're talking in the middle east who did all of that stuff to get elected and when he gets there he'll be a moderate? >> don't believe for a minute that what you've seen recently in dressing up a series of conservative issues, whether it's tax cuts or war with iran and there's a wolf in sheep's clothing. mitt romney has no doubt tried to hide those positions but i have no doubt in my mind that what mitt romney wants to do is exactly what he's campaigned on for the last six years and the american people shouldn't fall for it. >> chris, i think the biggest danger is foreign policy when you have a candidate who is so utterly vacuous and what will be poured i
who is mitt romney? we have watched this evolution which is the fastest evolution with a right winger on all issues. are we electing, if he gets elected president, a hawk who that will attack the russians and trying to get something going again? >> mr. gibbs is an adviser to the president, he's not a psych psychiatrist. >> is he just an opportunist like we're talking in the middle east who did all of that stuff to get elected and when he gets there he'll be a moderate? >>...